🏆 Playoffs: What’s next
What to look forward to in the PWHL, NBA, and NHL playoffs
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The Celtics (up 3-1) are this close to a repeat trip to the Eastern Conference Finals, and can clinch their spot with a Game 5 dub over the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight at 7 p.m. ET.
May 15, 2024
🏒 How it works
Everything you need to know about the 2024 PWHL playoffs
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The inaugural postseason begins tonight with four of the league’s six teams competing to hoist the Walter Cup. Without further ado, here’s everything you need to know before puck drop.
May 08, 2024
🏒 Bad blood
The second round of the NHL playoffs hits the ice this week
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The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is officially in the books, with four teams from each conference (Eastern and Western) advancing as the conference semis get underway.
May 06, 2024
🏒 This challenge is on
Who clinched and who’s knocking at the door at the NHL playoffs
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Somebody call Jeff Probst because teams are channeling their best outwit, outplay, outlast mentality as the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue.
May 01, 2024
🏒 Another fortnight lost
Canada’s teams find themselves in must-win mode in NHL playoff action
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April 26, 2024
The Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes are just one win away from advancing to the next round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, so let’s see how the rest of the field is stacking up heading into a crucial weekend of games.
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Ep #366

A WNBA season preview

May 14, 2024
A WNBA season preview

Merry WNBA season start!

It’s all hoops, all the time on today’s episode of The GIST of It as co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz preview everything you need to know before the new WNBA season tips off tonight. From the league’s off-court moves to the teams and players to keep an eye on, El and Steph are here to help you prepare for the most anticipated W season…ever.

Thank you to Aflac for powering today’s episode! Just like The GIST tackles the gap in women’s sports coverage, Aflac closes the gap that health insurance leaves behind. Learn more at aflac.com/thegist.

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��⚙️ How it works
Everything you need to know about the 2023–24 NHL Playoffs
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After grinding through 82 regular season games, it’s time to wipe the slate clean. Only 16 wins stand between 16 NHL playoff teams and the Stanley Cup, the hardest trophy to win in sports.
April 20, 2024
🏒 The thrill of the fight
Team Canada defeats Team USA 6–5 in overtime at the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships
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After losing the IIHF World Championship (WWHC) at home to Team USA last April, Canada returned the favor last night, defeating the Americans 6–5 in overtime to win their 13th World Championship. The greatest rivalry in sports lives on.
April 15, 2024
🏒 A dish best served cold
The 2024 IIHF Women’s Worlds Championship begins today
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The 23rd IIHF Women’s Worlds Championship, aka the top women’s hockey tournament, begins today in Utica, NY, with a fierce rivalry likely taking center stage.
April 03, 2024
🏒 Naming names
The 2018 World Juniors team players facing sexual assault allegations have been revealed
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The five players at the center of an investigation into sexual assault allegations against members of Canada’s gold medal–winning 2018 World Juniors team have been revealed.
January 31, 2024
🏒 Sick and tired of being sick and tired
Five players from Canada’s gold medal–winning 2018 World Juniors team are reportedly facing sexual assault charges
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Five players from Canada’s gold medal–winning 2018 World Juniors team are reportedly facing sexual assault charges and have been ordered to surrender to authorities in London, Ontario.
January 26, 2024